The state of West Bengal in 2018 had about 58.7 percent of households with exclusive access to toilets. These results come from the 76th NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, which found over 20 percent of households across the country with no access to any kind of toilets.
One of the goals of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a clean India campaign launched by the Modi government, aimed to eliminate open defecation in the country by building toilets. Since 2014, 80 million toilets were built, making 419 districts in the country free from open defecation.
Share of households with access to toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by type
According to the source, a household was categorized as ‘having access to latrine’ or toilet if majority of the household members had the facility of using the toilet irrespective of the situation where they used it or not.
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MOSPI (NSO). (November 22, 2019). Share of households with access to toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059088/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-west-bengal/
MOSPI (NSO). "Share of households with access to toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by type." Chart. November 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059088/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-west-bengal/
MOSPI (NSO). (2019). Share of households with access to toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059088/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-west-bengal/
MOSPI (NSO). "Share of Households with Access to Toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059088/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-west-bengal/
MOSPI (NSO), Share of households with access to toilets across West Bengal in India in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059088/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-west-bengal/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
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